Jarka was put in the doubles at the last minute - she and Alexandra Dulgheru were a late replacement for Errani/Vinci and then went on to have a good R1 win! They beat Chuang/Govortsova 7-5 6-2. Her doubles rank should lift to about #78.
Gee it's pleasing to see that her break-up with Sam isn't affecting to her adversely. TBH, when I saw the way he spoke to her at Brisbane, I thought 'hang on, why is the world #300-and-something and nothing-very-special men's player talking down so badly to a top 40 woman player?'. Her career is obviously taking off and he didn't strike me as the type who would support her and build her confidence further. (I admit, I'm providing these stunning insights based on over-hearding two 90sec conversations :lol
Terrible match. She gave it away, and she couldn't get her head in the right place to fight until it was too late. One pretty decent return game at 1-3 in the second, she made some lovely returns there, but after she failed to break she was gone.
Terrible match today, seems to be a trend that she has a few good wins then falls appart next round.
Kinda off topic but has anyone seen that recent ad that Jarka did for Wilson? Strange timing that they would shoot it pretty much the same time as she broke up with Sam but maybe that was the point. Doesn't look like she is taking the divorce too hard :lol:
Round one is going to be a very emotinal match as Razzano is from France and her finace just died this week because of a brain tumor. But she still decided to play RG. Good luck to her.